Principal, Bonus Pastor Catholic College

Salary: Inner London Leadership Payscales
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Start date: September 2024 or January 2025
Apply by: 16 May 2024
Location: London Borough of Lewisham

Job overview

Bonus Pastor Catholic College is seeking to appoint an inspirational Principal to lead the school beyond Outstanding as we start our journey as a founding school of the St Benedict Catholic Academy Trust.

 Bonus Pastor Catholic College is an award-winning 11-16 mixed Catholic school with a warm and caring ethos where every student is known and loved. We have a long history of excellent GCSE results and in October 2023 we were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all categories by Ofsted. We were also awarded ‘Outstanding’ in our Catholic Schools Inspection in January 2024.

Our excellent teachers know their students well and ensure that their learning is carefully personalised. Bonus Pastor is visionary, innovative and research engaged. Teaching and learning are at the heart of everything we do and our curriculum is broad and balanced, ensuring that our students have the very best outcomes. We encourage innovation in technology, and we were recently awarded Google Reference School status. Our thriving alumni are engaged in the success of the school and our careers advice is exceptional.

Student attendance is outstanding, and we are proud that every student goes on to a sixth form placement.

The successful candidate will a be a highly visible, collaborative and aspirational leader who will model the highest levels of professionalism and inspire, motivate, and develop staff and students.

 The St Benedict Trust Directors are seeking candidates that will:

  •  Be a practising Catholic, who will strive to uphold and develop strong spiritual and moral values throughout the whole school and wider community.
  • Be an inspirational leader with a clear vision for the future of the school, building on its current Outstanding reputation.
  • Lead by example, with a ‘can-do’ attitude that inspires commitment from students, staff and the local community.
  • Have a proven track record of raising standards in teaching and learning, resulting in measurable whole school improvement, within an aspirational, caring and accountable ethos.

If you would like to arrange a visit or an informal, confidential conversation with Jonathan Ronan (St Benedict CAT CEO) please contact Mrs Falzarano nfalzarano@bonuspastor.co.uk

Closing date: 9 am Thursday 16th May 2024
Interviews: Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st May 2024

The application pack is available from the TES website by clicking here.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Criminal Records Bureau. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.